TY  - BOOK
AU  - Acemoglu, Daron
AU  - Robinson, James A.
TI  - Why nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity and poverty
SN  - 9781846684302
U1  - 330 ACE 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London
PB  - Profile Books Ltd.
KW  - Developing countries --Economic policy
KW  - Economic development projects --Developing countries
KW  - Economic history --Political aspects
KW  - Economics --Political aspects
KW  - Poverty --Developing countries
KW  - Revolutions --Economic aspects
N1  - Suggested by Prof. Diptiranjan Mahapatra; Section 1 Initiating a framework; 1So Close and Yet So Different Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, have the same people, culture, and geography Why is one rich and one poor?; Sect. III. Case Studies. 12. The Problem of Cooperation /​ Robert Axelrod. 13. The Lighthouse in Economics /​ Ronald H. Coase.; 14. The Fable of the Bees: An Economic Investigation /​ Steven N. S. Cheung. 15. Fire Protection /​ Robert W. Poole, Jr. 16. Leisure and Recreational Services /​ Robert W. Poole, Jr. 17. Private Solutions to Conservation Problems /​ Robert J. Smith. 18. The Private Supply of Education: Some Historical Evidence /​ Jack High and Jerome Ellig.; Public goods; Externalities (Economics)
N2  - In the West are the 'haves', while much of the rest of the world are the 'have-nots'. The extent of inequality today is unprecedented. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, Why Nations Fail looks at the root of the pro
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